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Conan O'Brien to help Al Franken raise campaign cash

Sen. Al Franken is going back to his Saturday Night Live roots as he ramps up his 2014 re-election bid. The Minnesota Democrat's campaign announced Friday that funny guy Conan O'Brien will host a fundraiser

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Sen. Al Franken is going back to his Saturday Night Live roots as he ramps up his 2014 re-election bid.

The Minnesota Democrat's campaign announced Friday that funny guy Conan O'Brien will host a fundraiser for Franken in Los Angeles next month. Franken and O'Brien, who headlines his own TBS late-night show, worked together on the writing staff of SNL during the late 1980s-early 1990s.

"Imagine how much fun it would be to hang out at Conan's house," reads Franken's fundraising pitch, according to National Journal. "Imagine how ridiculous your friends will look when they compete to be your plus-one."

Since joining Congress in 2009, Franken has played down his TV days and rarely invokes his tenure on the landmark sketch-comedy show. One rare occasion was when Franken took to the Senate floor last summer to mourn his Saturday Night Live writing partner, Tom Davis, who worked with him on skits about the Coneheads and other memorable bits.

Franken narrowly won his first term against Republican Norm Coleman. The GOP has yet to recruit a challenger for the 2014 race.